Reds fear the Brüssow factor
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Reds have listed Springbok outcast Heinrich Brüssow as the biggest threat to their prospects of turning around their season. The Cheetahs host the bottom-placed Reds in a Round 10 Super Rugby...
Dave Dennis calls for ARU to change the eligibility rules
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auNSW Waratahs captain Dave Dennis believes overseas-based players should be considered for the Wallabies as long as they are contributing to Australian rugby. Dennis says the ARU needs to revise its policy...
Super Rugby Round 10 Preview Part 1
1 decade ago by Len KaplanThis is a weekend where the likely winner of one game after another is too tight to call with conviction. In the only Friday match, the Crusaders will want to bounce back from defeat to the Highlanders when...
Champions Cup preview: Brian O'Driscoll says 'Money talks so I back French to triumph again'
1 decade ago by The TelegraphBrian O’Driscoll knows more than most what it takes to dominate European club rugby, so his assessment on the eve of the Champions Cup semi-finals that there appears to be no end in sight to the current...
Australian rugby enters into new era with flexible contracts
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auAustralian Rugby has effectively turned a new page by signing 25-year-old Wallabies and Waratahs flyhalf Bernard Foley to a three-year contract extension. The ARU have announced that as part of the agreement,...
Waratahs, Wallabies, Japan, Olympics: Bernard Foley’s full dancecard
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auBernard Foley remains hopeful of wearing the green and gold at next year’s Olympic Games despite already securing an unprecedented deal to play rugby year-round in Australia and Japan. Far from harbouring...
“Good to go”: O’Connor and Horwill set to return for Reds
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auJames O’Connor has been named to make his return from injury for the Queensland Reds this weekend. O’Connor and former Wallabies skipper James Horwill are the two big-name inclusions for Queensland’s...
The Rugby World Cup's Oldest Players Ever
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpWhen Nick Easter was recalled to the England squad for the Six Nations at the grand old age of 36, many were doubting whether he still had the legs to play test match rugby. His experience was clearly...
Thursday Round-Up
1 decade agoFoley signs deal: Australia international Bernard Foley has signed a new 3 year deal with the ARU. The new agreement sees the 25-year-old current Wallabies fly-half tied down until...
Tuculet set to leave Cardiff Blues
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsCardiff Blues' Argentine utility back Joaquin Tuculet will return to his homeland at the end of the season. Tuculet will join the new Buenos Aires-based Super Rugby franchise. The...
